Free Expression Network Clearinghouse



2001

 

see also Schools 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998.

Journalism Chairman Pulls Magazine Off Racks at San Francisco State U. (SPLC) - posted 12/21/01

Minnesota School Punishes Students for Underground Publication (SPLC) - posted 12/19/01

ACLU of MA Sues Education Officials for Silencing Critic of “High-Stakes” Standardized Testing (ACLU) - posted 12/13/01

College Reinstates Professor Accused of Berating Muslim Students (Free!) - posted 12/13/01

University Punishes Professor for Sept. 11 Remark (Free!) - posted 12/11/01

Superintendent Sides With Yearbook in Censorship Fight (SPLC) - posted 12/07/01

Pet Rat, Class Sweethearts Stir Up Controversy (Free!) - posted 12/05/01

Rhode Island School Board Must Drop No-Name Policy (Free!) - posted 12/05/01

Student, School District Settle Lawsuit Over War Posters (Free!) - posted 11/30/01

West Virginia High Court Won't Intervene in Pro-Anarchy Teen's Case (Free!) - posted 11/28/01

Fraternity Members File Free-Expression Suit Against Auburn University (SPLC) - posted 11/28/01

Alabama College Ordered to Reinstate Suspended Fraternity Members (Free!) - posted 11/26/01

Three Campuses Hit with Newspaper Thefts in Two Weeks (SPLC) - posted 11/21/01

Students Escape Criminal Charges in Maine Theft Case (SPLC) - posted 11/09/01

Police Arrest Three Students for Maine Newspaper Theft (SPLC) - posted 10/30/01

Georgetown Proposal Targets Anonymous Publications (SPLC) - posted 10/30/01

California, Maine Campuses Struck With Newspaper Thefts (SPLC) - posted 10/25/01

High School Backs, Then Rejects Professional Journalist's Request to Censor Student Media (Free!) - posted 10/23/01

Surge of Patriotism in Schools Leads to Questions About Right to Dissent (Free!) - posted 10/18/01

Students, School Board Reach Truce in Dress Code Fight (Free!) - posted 10/17/01

Student Senate Asks Berkeley Newspaper to Apologize for Cartoon (SPLC) - posted 10/15/01

Colleges Provide Chilly Climate for Free Speech Since Attacks (Free!) - posted 10/15/01

"Mockingbird" Returns to Oklahoma High School's Reading List (Free!) - posted 10/15/01

High Court Turns Away Professor's Free-Speech Claim (Free!) - posted 10/12/01

Critic of Koran Temporarily Barred From Speaking at Ohio College (Free!) - posted 10/11/01

The Aftermath: School Lessons in Free Expression Send Mixed Messages (Free!) - posted 10/01/01

Colorado Lawmakers Urge Schools to Ban Flag Desecration (Free!) - posted 10/6/01

TV Show, Newspaper Censored for Coverage of Impeachment Trial (SPLC) - posted 10/9/01

Teachers Under Scrutiny for Commenting On Attacks (SPLC) - posted 9/26/01

Defender of Student Press Rights Named Top High School Journalism Teacher (SPLC) - posted 9/25/01

Teachers Contend With Repercussions of Unpopular Speech (Free!) - posted 9/24/01

Students, Teachers Face Free Speech Limitations After Terrorist Attacks (SPLC) - posted 9/21/01

Teacher Sues School After Losing Job for Defending Student Artwork (SPLC) - posted 9/20/01

Protesters Denounce Cartoon, Stage Sit-In at College Newspaper (Free!) - posted 9/19/01

Appeals Court: Schools Cannot Silence Off-Campus Expression (SPLC) - posted 9/12/01

Michigan Student Takes School to Court Over Suspension (SPLC) - posted 9/12/01

Rhode Island Education Department Rejects Student's First Amendment Appeal (SPLC) - posted 9/10/01

PFAW Foundation President Urges Georgia School Board to Reject Blanket Ban on Profanity (PFAW) - posted 9/5/01

ACLU Sues Michigan School for Suspending Honor Student Who Privately Criticized Tardiness Policy (ACLU) - posted 9/5/01

College Dumps Lecturer After Learning About His Beef With Beef (Free!) - posted 8/31/01

Boy's Letter Wasn’t True Threat, Says Federal Appeals Panel (Free!) - posted 8/29/01

Teen Who Wrote Sexually Explicit Song Loses Appeal (Free!) - posted 8/27/01

Michigan School District to Drop Ban On Religious Handouts (Free!) - posted 8/24/01

Good News Club v. Milford Central School Influences Several Court Cases (Free!) - posted 8/24/01

School Systems Across U.S. Challenge Books On Reading Lists (Free!) - posted 8/15/01

Appeals Court Says Show Must Go On (PFAW) - posted 8/9/01

The Play Must Go On (AAUP) - posted 8/8/01

Student Suspended for Skateboarding Web Page Sues School (SPLC) - posted 8/8/01

Recent Grad Challenges Pennsylvania School's Flier-Distribution Policy (Free!) - posted 8/1/01

ACLU Defends Ohio 8th Grader Expelled for Humorous Web Site Created at Home (ACLU) - posted 7/26/01

Georgia School District's Anti-Confederate Symbol Policy Stands for Now (Free!) - posted 7/26/01

Federal Judge: Gay-Themed Show Can Go On at Indiana Public University (Free!) - posted 7/23/01

Poem About School Shooting Grounds for Expulsion, Appeals Court Rules (SPLC) - posted 7/24/01

Washington Teen Expelled for Violent Poem Loses Appeal (Free!) - posted 7/23/01

Award-Winning Book Frequent Target In Schools (Free!) - posted 7/8/01

Teen Sues Over Suspension for Redneck T-Shirt (Free!) - posted 6/26/01

Volleyball Player Continues Court Fight Over Internet "Trash Talk" (SPLC) - posted 6/25/01

West Virginia Looking Into Internet Filtering for Schools (Free!) - posted 6/23/01

College Fires Advisor for Allowing Student Paper to Run Anonymous Letter (SPLC) - posted 6/14/01

Illinois College Rescinds Order Banning Mascot Critics From Talking to Athletes (Free!) - posted 6/7/01

ACLU Welcomes University's Action on "Chief Illiniwek" Issue as Victory for Free Speech (ACLU) - posted 6/6/01

Group Threatens to Sue Over Indiana College's Plan to Stage Gay-Christ Play (Free!) - posted 6/6/01

Nevada, California Bills Would Protect Students Who Report Threats from Libel Lawsuits (SPLC) - posted 6/4/01

Pennsylvania University Disciplines Student Journalists for Investigating Computer Registration Glitch (SPLC) - posted 6/4/01

Louisiana Student Threatens to Sue Over Confederate-Symbol Ban (Free!) - posted 5/7/01

Judge Reinstates High School Student in Web Message Dispute (Free!) - posted 4/21/01

Federal Judge: Student Can't Wear Insane Clown Posse T-Shirt (Free!) - posted 4/20/01

Tearing Fliers Off Campus Bulletin Boards Violates Free Speech Rules, Panel Rules (Free!) - posted 4/16/01

Pittsburgh College: "Racist" Web Site Doesn't Appear to Violate School Policy (Free!) - posted 4/16/01

Confederate T-Shirts Spark Debate (Free!) - posted 4/15/01

Pittsburgh Student Under Fire Over "Racist" Web Site (Free!) - posted 4/13/01

California Advisor Receives Award for Defending Students' Right to Publish Uncensored Paper (SPLC) - posted 4/11/01

Federal Court Rules that University of Illinois Violated Free Speech Rights in Mascot Controversy (ACLU) - posted 4/5/01

Animal Rights Group Continue to Challenge Utah Limits on School Protests (Free!) - posted 4/5/01

College President: Campus Speech Must Equal Free Speech (Free!) - posted 4/4/01

Appeals Court Calls Kentucky Student's Confederate Flag T-Shirt Expressive Speech (SPLC) - posted 4/4/01

Florida College Could Lose Funding Over Gay-Christ Play (Free!) - posted 3/30/01

Editors Sue University for First Amendment Violations (SPLC) - posted 3/30/01

Student Suspended for Listing Classmates that "Frustrate" Her (Free!) - posted 3/28/01

Pennyslvania School Wrongly Suspended Teen for E-mail, Federal Judge Rules (Free!) - posted 3/26/01

University of Illinois Students and Faculty Challenge Gag Rule Set by Chancellor (ACLU) - posted 3/22/01

ACLU Responds with Humor after Louisiana School Bars Girl from Class for Failing to Wear a Belt (ACLU) - posted 3/22/01

College Papers Face Protests, Theft After Publishing Ad Critical of Slavery Reparations (SPLC) - posted 3/20/01

High Court Refuses to Hear Marilyn Manson T-Shirt Case (Free!) - posted 3/20/01

California College Officials Confiscate 4,000 Student Newspapers, Return Them a Day Later (SPLC) - posted 3/20/01

Court Overturns Law Banning Teacher Insults (SPLC) - posted 3/20/01

Illinois College Bars Campus from Informing Recruits of Mascot Controversy (Free!) - posted 3/15/01

New Mexico School Agrees to Erase Punishment of Student Suspended for Website "Graffiti Wall" (SPLC) - posted 3/6/01

Indiana School District Bars Students from Listening to Music (Free!) - posted 3/5/01

KSU Agrees to Release Yearbooks Confiscated by School Officials in Settlement with Students (SPLC) - posted 3/1/01

ACLU of Colorado Challenges School Censorship of 8-year-old's Science Project on Racism (ACLU) - posted 2/28/01

Florida Student Suspended for Using Foul Language to Insult School on Web Site (Free!) - posted

Santa Fe School District Places Harry Potter Restrictions (NCAC) - posted 1/20/01

 

 

 

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